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Bat Mitzvah Collection

Christian DiorSpring 1957

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

“Elaine age 13, wore for the elaborate banquet...a frock of white organdy embroidered all over with narcissi with golden centres. It was made simply with a contour neckline, short sleeves and a full skirt over five layers of organdy.”

Lillian Foster, “Daughters in Diors Now Rival Mama”, Toronto Telegram, May 2, 1957

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  • Title: Bat Mitzvah Collection
  • Creator: Christian Dior
  • Date Created: Spring 1957
  • Type: Artifact
  • Rights: Photo Laziz Hamani
  • Medium: Textile
  • Textile: Cotton organdy, cotton embroidery
  • Line: Christian Dior Original in Canada, exclusive to Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd., Spring 1957, made to order
  • Fashion House: Christian Dior
  • Collector Information: Gifts from the Estate of Molly Roebuck
  • Atelier flou: Holt Renfrew Montreal
  • Accession Number: 2013.68.15
Royal Ontario Museum

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